Multiple Choice
A patient comes in with a possible compression fracture of L3.Which one of the following positioning routines would best demonstrate the body of L3 and the intervertebral joint spaces above and below it?
A) Collimated R and L posterior oblique and AP projections
B) Collimated PA and lateral projections
C) Erect AP and lateral projections
D) Collimated LPO and RPO positions
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